Honor Play10 vs Samsung Galaxy A27
Verdict
The Honor Play10 scores higher in 2 of 6 sections (design & durability and battery), while the Samsung Galaxy A27 leads in camera, display and performance; they are even on connectivity & features.
The biggest difference is camera: 9 vs 41 points.
Choose the Honor Play10 for design & durability and battery; choose the Samsung Galaxy A27 for camera and display.
- Play10 leads in 7 fields
- Galaxy A27 leads in 10 fields
- 18 ties
35 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Play10 | Galaxy A27 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 43 | 53 |
| Camera | 9 | 41 |
| Battery | 71 | 58 |
| Display | 67 | 82 |
| Design & durability | 74 | 57 |
| Connectivity & features | 53 | 55 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Play10: 25/100
- Galaxy A27: 44/100(Better)
- Chipset
- Play10: Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
- Galaxy A27: Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- RAM (max)
- Play10: 12 GB(Better)
- Galaxy A27: 8 GB
- Storage (max)
- Play10: 256 GB
- Galaxy A27: 256 GB
- Process node
- Play10: 6 nm
- Galaxy A27: 4 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Play10: 50 MP
- Galaxy A27: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: 1/2.76″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: Yes(Better)
- Ultra-wide camera
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: Yes(Better)
- Telephoto camera
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Periscope lens
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Optical zoom
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Video recording
- Play10: 1080p
- Galaxy A27: 4K 30 fps(Better)
- Front camera
- Play10: 5 MP
- Galaxy A27: 12 MP(Better)
- Front camera 4K video
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Play10: 7000 mAh(Better)
- Galaxy A27: 5000 mAh
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: 51:10 h
- EU label cycles
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: 1200
- Wired charging
- Play10: 45 W(Better)
- Galaxy A27: 25 W
- Wireless charging
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Reverse charging
- Play10: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy A27: No
- Reverse charging type
- Play10: Wired
- Galaxy A27: No
Display
- Screen size
- Play10: 6.8″
- Galaxy A27: 6.7″
- Panel type
- Play10: LCD
- Galaxy A27: OLED(Better)
- Refresh rate
- Play10: 120 Hz
- Galaxy A27: 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- Play10: 389 ppi(Better)
- Galaxy A27: 385 ppi
- Resolution
- Play10: 1080x2412
- Galaxy A27: 1080x2340
- Screen protection
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Design & durability
- Weight
- Play10: 207 g
- Galaxy A27: 200 g(Better)
- Thickness
- Play10: 8.2 mm
- Galaxy A27: 7.8 mm(Better)
- Dust & water resistance
- Play10: IP65–IP67(Better)
- Galaxy A27: IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: Glass
- Frame material
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: Plastic
- EU repairability class
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: C
- EU drop resistance class
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: B
- EU energy class
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: A
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Play10: Yes
- Galaxy A27: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Play10: Wi-Fi 5
- Galaxy A27: Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Play10: 5.1
- Galaxy A27: 5.1
- USB speed
- Play10: USB 2.0
- Galaxy A27: USB 2.0
- USB port
- Play10: USB-C 2.0
- Galaxy A27: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- NFC
- Play10: Yes
- Galaxy A27: Yes
- eSIM
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: Yes(Better)
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Stereo speakers
- Play10: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy A27: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Fingerprint reader
- Play10: Side-mounted
- Galaxy A27: Side-mounted
- 3D face unlock
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- Infrared blaster
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- FM radio
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: No
- microSD slot
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: Yes(Better)
- Card slot
- Play10: No
- Galaxy A27: microSD (shared SIM slot)
General
- Operating system
- Play10: Android 15
- Galaxy A27: Android 16
- OS updates (major versions)
- Play10: Unknown
- Galaxy A27: 6
- Launch price
- Play10: About 180 EUR
- Galaxy A27: $ 275.00
- Year
- Play10: 2026
- Galaxy A27: 2026
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| — | Play10 | Galaxy A27 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G bands | SA/NSA | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, May | 2026, June 10 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, May | Available. Released 2026, July 03 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 166.9 x 76.8 x 8.2 mm (6.57 x 3.02 x 0.32 in) | 162.4 x 78.2 x 7.8 mm (6.39 x 3.08 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.30 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets) Drop resistant up to 2m | · Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) |
| Build | – | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+) |
| Display | ||
| Type | TFT LCD, 120Hz | Super AMOLED, 120Hz |
| Size | 6.8 inches, 111.3 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~389 ppi density) | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density) |
| Protection | – | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 15, Magic OS 9 | Android 16, upgradable to Android 17, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 9 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm) | Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Adreno 619 | Adreno 710 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Dual | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens | – |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS |
| Triple | – | 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | 12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.1, A2DP, LE, ASHA |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass Virtual proximity sensing | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Po 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 45W wired 7.5W reverse wired | 25W wired, 45% in 30 min |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Black, Gold | Black, Blue, Light Green, Light Pink |
| Models | LOG-AN10 | SM-A276E, SM-A276E/DS, SM-A276E/DSN, SM-A276B, SM-A276B/DS, SM-A276B/DSN, SM-A276U, SM-A276U1, SM-A276W |
| Price | About 180 EUR | $ 275.00 / € 220.00 / £ 205.95 / ₹ 30,500 |
| SAR | – | 0.86 W/kg (head) |
| SAR EU | – | 0.78 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) |
| EU LABEL | ||
| Energy | – | Class A |
| Battery | – | 51:10h endurance, 1200 cycles |
| Free fall | – | Class B (180 falls) |
| Repairability | – | Class C |